Retinyl Palmitate, or simply written as Retinol ( but is different from Retinol – however both are forms of Vitamin A ) on products that claim to have Retinol, has been caught under the fire recently when United States Senator Charles Schumer ousted the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may be withholding scientific evidence that a common sunscreen ingredient Vitamin A or retinyl palmitate, could be promoting, rather than protecting against, certain types of skin cancer.

Retinyl palmitate is an ingredient found in many sunscreensand skin products. It’s a form of Vitamin A that over the years has been shown to be very beneficial to the skin. To be exact, Retinyl is the ester of retinol (vitamin A) and it is combined with palmitic acid, which is a saturated fatty acid that is found in humans, animals and plants and is (as the name implies) a major component of palm oil.

Now, studies are showing otherwise. The FDA has just finished up a study (although it has not been released yet) about the effects of retinyl palmitate on the skin, using mice as their test subjects. Their findings suggest that RP stimulates lesion and tumor growth when in direct sunlight. And this is in many sunscreens, which is designed for use in direct sunlight!

The data, which was produced by the National Toxicology Program and stems from studies on hairless mice, was approved earlier this week by the group’s independent advisory panel. It echoes the Environmental Working Group’s attack on the sunscreen industry, which TGL reported this spring.

The Environmental Working Group EWG issued a statement yesterday saying that it “recommends manufacturers of cosmetics, sunscreens and other personal care products remove retinyl palmitate from all products to be used on sun-exposed skin and that consumers avoid buying products that contain this chemical.”

Vitamin A or retinyl palmitate. New data from the government shows that slathering vitamin A on your skin can promote the development of tumors and lesions more quickly, compared to skin not coated with vitamin A.

Oxybenzone. It is a synthetic estrogen, and is potentially a harmful endocrine disruptor that contaminates the body.

Lancome introduced a new line last year called the Absolue Precious Cells which contains only one cream – and in January, it will be releasing a concentrate from the same line.

The Precious Cells concentrate will feature it’s main ‘marketing’ ingredient – the so called ‘rare’ Swiss Apple stem cells. Studies have shown that this ingredient is all but a hoax and many has doubted the existence of such apples in Switzerland.

The capacity will be 25ml but the price is still undecided

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Though nothing has been officially released, it is confirmed that Bobby Brown will be releasing their own version of the very famous BB Cream next spring. Product development is already finished. Bobbi Brown announnced this during her book tour in South Korea.

Bobbi Brown’s version of the product will come in three colors, all of which contain a touch of yellow, Brown said. That might seem strange, but Brown, a former makeup artist who has a degree in theatrical makeup, emphasizes that almost all women have a bit of yellow in their skin.

“We all have yellow tones in our skin, regardless of whether you are Asian, Caucasian or African,” she said, a discovery that has led her to design foundations containing shades of yellow to match people’s skin.

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Inisfree, a naturalistic brand that uses 99% natural ingredients and under the Amore Pacific Corporation ( Laneige, IOPE, Sulwhasoo etc..) has released three new lip balm from their Jeju Island line (the other being the Jeju Island Volcanic Pore Mud Mask).

5% of the sales from this item will be donated to the Jeju Island committee to preserve the island. Ingredients include sunflower oil, palm seed butter, babassu oil/cusi oil – a clear light yellow vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of babassu palm and has similar properties to coconut oil, and other naturally derived ingredients which makes up of 99% of the composition.

Skinfood – ‘good cosmetics nade with delicious food’ – has released it’s new line – called the Omega Inca line.

So what exactly is the INCA Omega Oil ?

This vegetable oil is extracted from the seeds of the Sacha Inchi plant, a small plant that produces mall hermaphrodite flowers producing small pods which has usually 6 lobes. This plant is cultivated mainly in Peru at the heart of the Inca culture. Inca Omega Oil contains one of the highest amounts of polyunsaturated fatty acids among all oily seeds used for human consumption. It reaches an average of 48% content of alfa-linolenic acid (omega 3) and an average of 37% content of linolelic acid (Omega 6). Additionally it also contains 8% of Oleic Acid (Omega 9).

Not only that, it is also very high in Tocopherol ( Vitamin E) concentration.

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